Three Sixth-plate Portraits of a Boy and His Grandfather, an Old Woman, and a Bearded Gentleman

Description:

Three Sixth-plate Portraits of a Boy and His Grandfather, an Old Woman, and aBearded Gentleman, an ambrotype portrait of a boy standing beside his grandfather who is seated in a chair; an ambrotype portrait of an elderly woman wearing a dress with a white lace collar; and a daguerreotype bust-length vignette of a gentleman with a beard; mounted in "Geometric/Scroll" (Krainik 260, 260, 222) Union cases, (imperfections).
Estimate $300-500

Ambrotype portrait of a boy standing beside his seated grandfather- minor varnish craquelure, dust, and small glass impurities, case is Krainik 260 with red and green painted highlights.
Ambrotype portrait of an elderly woman- very good, the case is a variant of Krainik 260 with no background dots.
Daguerreotype bust-length vignette of a gentleman with a beard- tarnish ring, minor scattered spots of corrosion and spiders, and dust.


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